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Maraud

Maraud Meaning & Definition
Maraud Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Maraud?

[n] a sudden short attack
[v] search for plunder
[v] raid and rove in search of booty; "marauding rebels overran the countryside"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Maraud: foray | raid

Related Terms | Find terms related to Maraud: depredate | despoil | fleece | forage | foray | freeboot | gut | harass | harry | loot | pillage | plunder | prey on | raid | ransack | ravage | raven | ravish | reive | rifle | sack | spoil | spoliate | sweep

See Also | air attack | air raid | foray into | incursion | look for | penetration | raid | search | seek | swoop

Maraud In Webster's Dictionary

\Ma*raud"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Marauded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marauding}.] [F. marauder, fr. maraud vagabond, OF. marault; of uncertain origin, perh. for malault, fr. (assumed) LL. malaldus; fr. L. malus bad, ill + a suffix of German origin (cf. {Herald}). Cf. {Malice}.] To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to plunder. ``Marauding hosts.'' --Milman.
\Ma*raud"\, n. An excursion for plundering.

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